Source · Select Committees · Business and Trade Committee
Recommendation 34
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Acknowledged
Paragraph: 175
There is a clear lack of direction with respect to the future of the nation’s...
Conclusion
There is a clear lack of direction with respect to the future of the nation’s blast furnaces both within the Government and in industry. A range of options exist for the decarbonisation of primary steelmaking, including carbon capture and storage (CCS), hydrogen, or a mixture of technologies running in parallel. It will ultimately be for the sector and each individual business, with its own unique sites and products, to work out which technology is optimal for them. However, to enable these decisions industry requires certainty from Government on infrastructure and wider system changes.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government acknowledges the sector's decarbonisation plans, stating that the optimal route is a commercial decision for individual companies, and points to existing support mechanisms in the Net Zero Strategy.
Summary of the government's response below — read the verbatim text to verify.
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Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government · verbatim extract
Acknowledged
77. We are working with the sector to better understand their decarbonisation investment plans. These plans may include switching to Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) production methods, carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS) on existing blast furnaces, hydrogen steelmaking, or other decarbonisation activities.
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